11/28/2016

The silence of the intelligentsia in Red Dot

Anyone
notice that there is not a word coming from the intelligentsia about the
issues and problems facing the little Red Dot for quite a number of years?
There could be many reasons to this. Maybe there is no problem, no issue in the
Red Dot. Or maybe there is no more intelligentsia left in the Red Dot. Or maybe….

These
assumptions are unlikely to be true. How can there be no issue and problem in
the Red Dot? The withholding of CPF savings from their rightful owners, income
inequality, millions of immigrants, PMETs losing jobs, Elected Presidency and
the creation of special privileges to a ‘bumiputra’ class, high cost of living,
economic decline, million dollar incomes for the elite, etc etc. There are
numerous problems facing the people in the little Red Dot.Unless the above mentioned are not problems
or the intelligentsia did not think so then that is another of looking at
things.

Who and
where is the intelligentsia? The academics, the thinkers in the universities,
the thinkers and professors in the Lee Kuan Yew and Rajaratnam Schools, the
professionals in the professions are the people that made up the intelligentsia.
There must be many thousands of these elites out there. Why are they not saying
a thing about the issues and problems the people are facing, the country is
facing?

Or maybe the
intelligentsia mainly comprises foreigners, foreign talents that do not care a
hoot about the problems here as long as they got their jobs and good pay here,
not to open their mouths and risk being thrown out of the little Red Dot. Where
is Tan Khee Giap? No more Singaporean intelligentsia left? Cannot be right?

Why is the
intelligentsia sealing their lips, especially the Singaporeans, so quiet? They don’t have anything to add, to say, no
views, unthinking like the masses? Isn’t this strange, the silence of the
intelligentsia?

These intelligentsian r all well paid & well fed, any sensible persons will not go against their masters Lah, as 1 retired civil servant has once said b4 even their wives or spouses would stop them as they wan good life so why change it & make themselves in trouble...that's the silence of the lambs here in SinkieLand..in time to come SinkieLand goes kaput & these elites would juz migrate...

Better I keep quiet and continue to receive my million dollar salary.The dragon will call me if he needs my help.I should not presume to know what is good for Singapore.-------------

"Remember your place in society before you engage in political debate… Debate cannot generate into a free-for-all where no distinction is made between the senior and junior party… You must make distinctions – What is high, what is low, what is above, what is below, and then within this, we can have a debate, we can have a discussion… people should not take on those in authority as ‘equals’” – Former Foreign Minister George Yeo (1994)

Think folks here are too busy doing their own research about Sin or searching Sin earnestly to know where theyare standing; many are lost.

Watch Channel News Asia and read up the Straits Times to stay updated.Sin is having great times.Tampines Hub on 24 hours service to the People.Singapore Police and Singapore Airforce having Roadshows and open house.Jurong Lake Area Developments asking Sinkies for Ideas and Sin Stock Index climbing every session.

Where got quiet or intelligentsia missing orhiding?

Everyday, we can see the SexyJosephine Teo, Amy Khor and the Bevy of the Other Sexy Female Cabinet Members telling ah gong and ah ma how caring they(rulers) they are.

24/7, Sin lntelligentsias are working very hard to keep Sinkies inform of the great job they are doing.

Why do You think Sinkies arelooking forward to DPM Tharman and sacked ex-Foreign Minister Yeo George to run Sin?lt is all because they contribute a lot of ideas toguide Sinkies.lndeed Sinkies will be guided by the Wise Intelligentsia from Cabinet Members to Professional Diplomats like Tommy Koh and Others.

Personally, l prefer the Folks in Social Media whodo not get paid for their ideas. But could instead beharassed.

Understand the rules of engagement between the classes.Your piece of diatribe must not threaten the elites power baseYour suggestions or solutions must not threaten the elites manifold wealth and propertiesYour unhappiness must not infringe upon their rights to a more abundant life than yoursYour speeches must and at all time respect the pecking order.Lastly, speak out but cannot be louder than the rights nor the interests of the elites.

There is no more Intelligentsia is Sin City.They have all scattered and scoot to another country, Next and near to the the place with crimes aplenty,So that they can have best of both worlds with sanity.

Some have lost their balls with fear of castration instilled.Some have changed their profession seeking their bank accounts to fill.Some simply ran far away to rid of the regime's cruelty and ill.Some went insane through fear, agony, despair and hopelessness and pill.

AnonymousNovember 28, 2016 11:44 am//There is no more Intelligentsia is Sin City.They have all scattered and scoot to another country, Next and near to the the place with crimes aplenty,So that they can have best of both worlds with sanity.

Some have lost their balls with fear of castration instilled.Some have changed their profession seeking their bank accounts to fill.Some simply ran far away to rid of the regime's cruelty and ill.Some went insane through fear, agony, despair and hopelessness and pill.//

Sounds like in 2015, when many eyes pasted stamps, a 16-yo still had clear vision?

l am of the View that thoseMalaysian Born Parliamentarians in Sin Cabinet and those Malaysian Born Professionals workingin the Various State Institutions and operating businesses in Sin are doingLocal Born Sinkies into theirPloy of taking over Singapore.

Better to migrate than to oppose pap. Better do not encourage people to oppose pap because their family will be hurt, they will lose their jobs, lose their savings etc. E.g. Chee and his family will be better off had he migrated to australia rather than oppose pap. No use oppose pap just like no use oppose chinese emperors in the past. In the end, they will be invaded and conquered by barbarians.

Only in white rulers countries there is some form of free speech. Otherwise it is only elites speech. White rulers still better even if they are not perfect. Yellow, brown and black skin rulers detest freedom, free speech and monogamy.

Hi Redbean, Speedwing here. When I was in your fair island last, I did not notice or felt there were any problem in your country. Singaporeans seem to be a happy lot and things were moving like clockwork. The MRTs were a little crowded but that happens in most other countries. Compared to the Tokyo MRT, The MRT in Singapore is good.

Singaporeans should be very happy, with good schools, good medical facilities, good governance and above all, prefect safety. No need to look for problems. Right?

China turned a blind eye to Singapore military training in Taiwan for so many yearsbecause China enjoy Special relations with Singapore under LKY.

Today, the special relation has significantly diminished . LHL does not view China as Friend. Instead, LHL had viewed China as " potential enemy" in SCS which they need India, US , Japan, Australia to contain their rise .

Singapore favoritism and total silence on Indian aggression, bullying, intimidation.Singapore unilaterally step in the dispute between Japan and China over Japan aggression. LHL is telling China to keep their mouth shut because Japan had offer many apology .

State media and Singaporean official had imply that China teaching of those past Japan aggression to Chinese people is Wrong because it promote Hatred against Japanese.

On many occasion, Singapore hailed itself as role model for world that he has move forward and let go of history - Japan aggression. He did not demand Japan to offer apology for what they did in last century.

LHL make fun of Chinese problem in front of Foreign delegates. - beijing smog.Would a true friend would make jokes at this Special friend in front of his Guest?

4.09pm Factwire is a very newbie in hk news media. There are so many sites and papers reporting all kinds of news including reporting rubbish blocking hotel entrance.

It is the only problem:news worthiness. If broken mrt and armor cars had no owners on shipping papers are not news worthy, then, HK can not be such a vibrant place with daily so many flights landing at HK airports, of course, with so many ang mors and businessmen going into main land from HK.

No one will like to land at a place reading only 4 to 5 news, and can talk about blacking out news like mrt cracks and armor cars being deemed smuggle.

You are the very few who subscribe to this kind of news blackout. Bad luck to singapore as the intelligent sia are about the same: good news report, bad news do not report.

Singapore cannot last longer than next 15 years. I see the hub is formed in HK due to their openness. They will further fine Singapore for smuggling armor cars ie no proper permits. Next 15 years when china is booming, HK will gain maximum benefits.

Singapore will be left out and collapsed. The Malacca port will be ready in few years time, being a closed black out society, there will be fewer travellers, similar to Qarta. Tourism down, export down, port down, industries cannot pick up due to adjusted S$, S$ cannot lower due to immigration created inflation.

Blackout news, high cost, little place worthy of going comparing to HK back by mainland, there is little hope for new generations. Unless voters vote for new teams that are more inclusive and bold and open.

My advise is: if dont want HK to catch them on armor cars, spent time to fill up the forms, this is international laws, no one can be exempted.

Rb can you write your perspective about China protest after tangkat the sg armoured cars. Nit tear China in the past does not know about sg training there but they closed both eyes but now sg oissed them off so they play this Lor

Rb can you write your perspective about China protest after tangkat the sg armoured cars. Not that China in the past does not know about sg training there but they closed both eyes but now sg pissed them off so they play this Lor

At present, the son of Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, earns about $1.7m (£1.14m, €1.56m) per year, equivalent to the combined annual pay of the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the UK.

China on Monday press conference demand Singapore to follow HK regulations to resolve the 9 armor cars problem.China also expressed to Sin side to follow one china policy.

Sin side should punch china now. It is the right time to tell china to mind is own policy as Sin side do not care and Sin side must get back the amrmor vehicles immediately not until tomorrow. China must follow Sin side instructions. Obama may follow up if Sin side makes very small noise only. Be very careful of what Sin side will do. That should be a good example of "punch above its weight"

Actually, in my mind is "above whose weight"? feather weight? "spurs not stuck in the hides" want to punch with weight, its like that old man now, how to?

In my long career, I've worked with many Singaporean old birds like redbean.These old birds can close one eye and solve the problem very quietly in one or two day's time.(But must be respectful when you ask them for help lah).

But if you ask the Government scholar to solve this problem ... I think you better bring out the popcorn and armchair.This is going to be a long running Chinese serial drama.

U assume China s industries are built by the west. Even Apple phone assembly Foxconn or real name Hon Hai is not western company.

I do not think China will collapse when the west pull out their investments. I think the west may collapse if they pull out their factories in china. No joke.

Its the relative sizes i am talking about. European companies are very small factories in china. There will be unemployment in china if these companies pull out. But china has local firms to take those chinese workers. This is true at shenzheng areas. eg there are phones makers like Oppo, Huawei, many. Apple s Hon Hai wants to go, chinese will say good bye Kuo zhong. Thats all. There is effects, sure, not serious enough.But when Hon Hai Foxconn pull out, Apple will have close shop problem. Do u know that?Hon Hai will also close shop because he borrowed lots of money to buy Japan Sharp. He will go broke. China handphone Huawei is world number 3 in volume.

Samsung is no longer a good handphone company, so Andriod phones will be over taken by Chinese phone.U go to search for chinese handphones, the specs are very good and fast. I will take chinese phone once samsung kaput. I never want to spend on an apple. There are many handphone users never touch apple at all due to the high price.

If apple pulls out of china, i guess the chinese handphones will lapse forward as world number 2 or even 1. China chinese use their own local made phones, thats why their volume is so big. Add on with world market, the chinese jia beh liao if Apple pull out of china. Why? Apple price will go higher for made in usa. Now the cost is 30% in china for almost 80 to 90% of a complete phone. For that profit is 80% of whole phone, US plant add small % of cost in assembly, heard was some propitiatory hardware, software and chips. Apple cannot afford to pull out from china to assemble everything on its own in usa as Trumps wants it. Apple tax rate is cheap outside USA until the rate goes down. In Europe, the tax rates will be killing, if the west pull back the investments.The west must do a lot before investment money can go back to the west.

[ At present, the son of Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, earns about $1.7m (£1.14m, €1.56m) per year, equivalent to the combined annual pay of the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the UK.]

Lee Hsien Loong's salary of US$1.7 million is his Official BASIC CONSOLIDATED SALARY, for Public Consumption.

That amount does not include his perks and bonuses. How much he earns in terms of annual bonuses nobody really knows. The annual bonuses are of two components - fixed bonus (based on the Gross Domestic Product) and variable bonus (based on a Magic Figure drops down from the Sky.

However, based on past annual bonuses of 8 months to 36 months per year for Senior Executives at the People's Association (a Statutory Board) to Senior Ministers, one can extrapolate and assume that the Prime Minister's annual fixed bonus would be between 8 months to 36 months.

His variable bonus and those of the other Ministers would remain Super-Top Secret. It simply cannot and must not see the light of day. Otherwise, all the Leaders on the Earth would collapse and die of an acute heart attack! Then there will be total chaos throughout the world. See how smart and powerful the Elitist Multi-Millionaire Ministers of the tiny City State are?

3 points:A) Anyone who cared and spoke up are oft disappointed by a KiaSi, Kiasu populace who will vote in their oppressors while privately complaining about their situation.B) Over time, the smart guys who are unwilling to enrich themselves by joining a corrupt system will leave because they can. The alternative of speaking up or changing the system becomes less and less attractive because their views are not welcome by anybody in Singapore. Everybody thinks they can get a leg up as long as the next person fights the system and they can report on them.C)This process is a negative feedback loop. Good, honest people who can leave continue to leave as they lose this illusions. You see it elsewhere in Lebanon, Palestine, etc.

Singapore already join USA camp . Singapore allow US navy to docked at its port.US allow the sale of high tech , sensitive technology military to Singapore.US allow Singapore to become one of their NSA members in Spying program.Singapore take part in Iraq war and Afghan war - illegal War.

Why do US need to bully their own Ally,Singapore?

In short, Singapore is not neutral at all.

Singapore always brainwash their citizen that US is a beign Superpower.

US did not want occupy more Territories. LOL

Every inch of US territories comes from their brutal annexation from their Smaller and weaker neighbor.

Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss, another member of the SPP, described the Ministerial Committee as a “tragic joke”. “It is like the Boss of ...

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